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splanchnopleure

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[splangk-nuh-ploor] / ˈsplæŋk nəˌplʊər /

noun

Embryology.

  1. the double layer formed by the association of the lower layer of the lateral plate of mesoderm with the underlying entoderm, which develops into the embryonic viscera.

Other Word Forms

  • splanchnopleural adjective
  • splanchnopleuric adjective

Etymology

Origin of splanchnopleure

From the New Latin word splanchnopleura, dating back to 1870–75. See splanchno-, pleura

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